Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.5147 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.5147
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
4th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.7356
in 2000
All-time low
0.4906
in 2009
Years of data
17
2000–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Russian Federation, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.7362001: 0.6972002: 0.6032003: 0.5892004: 0.5682005: 0.5372006: 0.542007: 0.5172008: 0.4972009: 0.4912010: 0.5442011: 0.5392012: 0.5162013: 0.5182014: 0.5322015: 0.5262016: 0.515

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Russian Federation stood at 0.5147.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Russian Federation peaked at 0.7356 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4906, in 2009.

That places Russian Federation 4th out of 59 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Russian Federation, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.7356
2001 0.6967 -5.3%
2002 0.6034 -13.4%
2003 0.5893 -2.3%
2004 0.5681 -3.6%
2005 0.5371 -5.5%
2006 0.5395 +0.4%
2007 0.5171 -4.2%
2008 0.4975 -3.8%
2009 0.4906 -1.4%
2010 0.5441 +10.9%
2011 0.5394 -0.9%
2012 0.5162 -4.3%
2013 0.5181 +0.4%
2014 0.5324 +2.7%
2015 0.5257 -1.3%
2016 0.5147 -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5775 0.4906 0.7356 10
2010s 0.5272 0.5147 0.5441 7

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 1 Pakistan 0.7238 compare
  2. 2 Ethiopia 0.7153 compare
  3. 3 Zambia 0.6364 compare
  4. 5 Republic of Moldova 0.5084 compare
  5. 6 Albania 0.4863 compare
  6. 7 Morocco 0.4403 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Russian Federation?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Russian Federation was 0.5147 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 0.7356 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4906 in 2009.
How does Russian Federation rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Russian Federation ranks 4th out of 59 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 781 data points, 2000–2021
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